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CHILDREN OF SPRING 



WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS 
AND MONOTINT BY 




MAUD HUMPHREY 



VERSES BY 



EDITH M. THOMAS 







NEW YORK 

Copyright, 1888, by 

FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 






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11 f sou asl: me wbv H am laugbing so, 

11 will tell sou true. — Hu bour ago, 

Hs 11 plaveb on the ban I? of tbe silvers creels, 

11 brofee off a brancb from tbe TTClillow sleeft. 



©b bo ! it was fun to bear ano to see 

1bow sbe fretteb anb fumeb, anb scolbeb me. 

Sbe ealleb on tbe Minb — tbe Winb came Ifgbt— 
Hub togetber tbev? beat me left anb rlgbt. 

But all ber lasbes anb all ber wbips 

©nlv? tiekleb mv> cbeefts, witb tbetr fleecy tips : 

Sbe fancieb sbe burt me sbe bibn't, v?ou know,— 

Hub tbat is wby H am laugbing so ! 

Edith M. Thomas. 



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Hpril tbe ^trickster. 

Hsft me not wbv Hpril's sfeies 

Ever? bour sbow some new weatber ; 
Hsl? me not wbv Hpril's eges 

ifill witb tears ano smiles togetber. 



Hpril's sweet, get Hpril's sbrewo— 

]j)on will trust bim to vonr eost ! 
UbouQb tbe fielos witb flowers are streweo, 

1be mav seno a nipping frost. 

lit gou pat vonr snnsbaoe on, 

Mitb a bail=storm be will areet von ; 
11 1 sour waterproof von oon, 

Zo fine weatber be will treat von ! 

Edith .V. Th 07na s. 



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Uncer tbe blooming orebaro tree, 
11 bear tbe little maib ZlDav 

Singing, "TKUbs cant gou stav witb me, 
Dear blossoms, wl.iv can't sou stag ? 

« I'll love von true, mv wbole life tbrougb," 

promises little maio flbav. 



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ZEben 11 seem to bear tbe blossoms sigb. 

"Swcetbeart, it cannot be; 
lt)onr brotber September will bv ano bv 
Seel; apples unber tbis tree : 

Me blossoms all must witber anb fall, 
Or apples tbere 'll never be!" 

luli lh J/. Thomas. 



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